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Read articleIf youโre experiencing shoulder pain, itโs time to overhaul your training routine. Ignoring that signal and pushing through the pain could lead to missed time at the gym, a serious injury, and even surgery.
But whatโs the best way to improve your workout? Should you ditch the shoulder exercises until the pain goes away?
Rest is rarely enough: itโs just a quick fix. Chances are, once you resume your old workout routine, the pain will come backโmaybe even worse.
To fix nagging shoulder pain, always follow these rules:
The shoulders are a fragile area and should be trained as such. In the shoulder joint, thereโs a tiny gap for your arms to move around called the โsubacromial spaceโโthat space should always be maintained.
Yet for many with shoulder pains, their posture and exercise routine closes that space, inflames nearby muscles and ligaments, and creates pain.
In the shoulder girdle, the shoulder blades (scapula) also have an important roleโas you reach up, they rotate upward; as you return, they rotate downward.
Shoulder pain starts developing when the scapula doesnโt move as well due to injuries, bad posture, and poor training.
To fix your cranky shoulders, you need to find good replacement exercises, improve your posture, and move better. Here are eleven great tips (in no particular order) that will get you feeling great again.
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